Quarriers Story: One Mans Vision That Gave 7,000 Children a New Life in Canada By Anna Magnusson
In 1878, Glasgow shoemaker William Quarrier founded an organization that offered help to the thousands of desperate, poverty stricken children in Glasgows infamous slums. A few years later Quarriers Village was opened, providing a refuge for the abandoned and the orphaned in the rolling fields of Renfrewshire. Since these beginnings, Quarriers has cared for than 40,000 children in need. It now runs a diverse range of support and care programs for children, adults, and families in 85 projects across Britain.In this book, Anna Magnusson explores the stories of the many people, both past and present, who have helped make Quarriers what it is today and celebrates the achievements of the charity over the past century. The result is a detailed record of the organizations evolution and an inspiring story of one mans legacy. Quarriers Story: One Mans Vision That Gave 7,000 Children a New Life in Canada
I bought this book as I was hoping I would learn about the orphans who were sent to Canada. I was a little disappointed that the book didn't include about the children in Canada. English very good English